Entries from April 2012

THE JEFFERSON tennis team made sure its long trek to Northwest Georgia Tuesday wasn’t in vain. The Dragons (7-6) downed Calhoun 3-2 in the first round of the state tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. Jefferson got victories from Zach Bost at no. 1 singles (6-0, 6-1), Gage Thompson at no. 2 singles (6-0, 6-1) and the no. 2 doubles duo of ...
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The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s annual open burning ban for 54 counties will start in May 1 and end on Sept. 30. The open burning ban is not new. It began in 1996 with the 13-county metro Atlanta area and has been in effect for the current area since 2005. That area includes Jackson, Banks, Barrow and Madison counties. The ...
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The Piedmont Judicial Circuit will hold its first Drug Court commencement ceremony on May 2 at Barrow County Courthouse at 6 p.m. The Honorable Jason J. Deal, Judge of Superior Court, Northeastern Circuit, will be the keynote speaker. The commencement is open to the public. The Barrow County Courthouse is located at 652 Barrow Park Drive, ...
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On this week’s op-ed page, there is a lengthy sales pitch by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce in support of the upcoming July 31 T-SPLOST vote. But questions remain. The T-SPLOST move is an effort to add another penny sales tax to pay for various transportation needs in the region. This is not a statewide vote, however, it is a regional ...
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Every day, an estimated 10,000 people in the U.S. turn 65 — an age that many consider the traditional retirement age. That’s one of the key reasons that an Atlanta-based development company is aiming to build its next senior apartment complex in Braselton — a market that representatives said has plenty of adult children who want their ...
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Every day, an estimated 10,000 people in the U.S. turn 65 — an age that many consider the traditional retirement age. That’s one of the key reasons that an Atlanta-based development company is aiming to build its next senior apartment complex in Braselton — a market that representatives said has plenty of adult children who want their ...
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Just when it seemed like acronyms like CRCT, AYP and GHSGT were easily recognizable in education in Georgia, the rules are changing — again. But, this time, educators say the changes will align Georgia with 47 other states in the U.S. that are also revising their curriculums. And, the new curriculum ties into a larger plan that some educators ...
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A senior prank may have gone too far when two high school students wrote offensive words and pictures on the exterior of another student’s car, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. A 17-year-old student from Flowery Branch High School said someone wrote words on his vehicle while it was parked at Kroger on ...
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A senior prank may have gone too far when two high school students wrote offensive words and pictures on the exterior of another student’s car, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. A 17-year-old student from Flowery Branch High School said someone wrote words on his vehicle while it was parked at Kroger on ...
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